Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-05


receipt the county in full for every dollar
OF IT,
There are some points touching the ques-
ton of this prohibitory law entirely over
looked by the Democratic party. The
supreme court Of the United States with a
fuil bench held the law e be constitutional
and properly and legally adopted. They
say | am TO grow rich OFT the taxpayers o.!
Sed@wicE county they don't say what
kind of aX-payers, the law abiding tax
payer or the law violating taxpayer. II
men presist in violating the law as long as
i am prosecuting officer, and | can secure
information against them and convict
them, and they have the money to pay
with, then / maE grow rich.
Don't BE- scared at Democratic figures.
The gentIeman who drafted the rtsoiu-
tons rents buildings to liquor men, some
Of whom are now under indictment, and !
viii collect my fees oil his property. Don
t.a,nc them then for kicking Democrats
are fighting the enforcement Of the law.
As citizens Of Wichita what DO you think
Of it: When they begin 20 tgaJ one law
on the Statutes, law after Ii" i annuiIed
by the action and operations OF conventions
like these until q dozen statutes arc gone,
and 50 j all protection 70 life
and liberty. Every barrier TO anarchy IS
stricken down and We have chaos
There IS 20 restriction upon the Thought
conveyed il the resolurionoof the bepubli-
can convention. II does not mean that
nei@h5or shall iniure neighbor. Men al
ways surrender 4 part OF their personal
liberty for the good Of society; Il was al
ways - aud all philosophers have Taught
it. The rock of dissepsi0n has aiWata
been violations Of the law. Here is the
first seed Of notification sown in Wichita
by Il party calling themselves the
Democratic party Mr.. Healy now
comes forward and tells US that prohibit
ton Is luining Kansas; that the tide OF i'm
migration is in other directions.
Figures speak IN stronger terms than
mere idle yaporinE. In 1880, the year pro
hibiti0n was adopted, there was a pOpula-
ton in the state of 500, coo. The census Of
March lst. 1881 shows a population Of
!. 59- -. an increase of Is per cent in
seven years.
Docs that look like the immigrants were
turning from US:
The increase in taxable wealth has been
over :GD per cent for the same period. Does
thct show destruction. Does !, speak in
stronger terms than no figures and unrell-
able statements
Let rs not return 20 the days Of Calhoun:
let Us enforce this law, and if il is oinoX-
iou4 III the language OF the immortal L.
:. Grant thoroughly enforcement Of il is
the quickest way to be rid Of it.. The
Democrats say the metropolitan police
law IS un-American and I'M
Democratic The gentlemen should'have
studied the history of the metropolitan
police il this country.
This system Of police regulation vas first
adopted IN Richmond, Va: next in New
York ny special act. Then in 1875 that
oreat Democratic chieftan, to whose grave
ID nocr2ts made a pilgrimage, Samuel J.
Tiiaen, in q message to ;he New YORK leg
isinTUre asked them 10 amend ana perfect
lie METROPOLITAN police law in New York
PENNSYLVANIA has it. Ohio has it. Ho1dly
TIE representative OF the young Democracy
Of Ohio, signed such Il bill!
which was among the first passed
Nv Democratic legislature. What would
Iealy. GriiTenstein and MathewsOn do IN
der these circumstances:
When '.Blue Jeemes' Williams was
elected governor Of Indiana, representa-
ative OF raosshack Democracy and Demo
G.ti- legislature, they must needs control
lie city OF indianapolis which was under
Republican rule, the legislature passed a
metropolitan police bill which was sign
ed by Mr. Williams. Missouri has a met
ropolitan police bill, passed for the
benefit of the city of -. Louis,
but afterwards amended 50 rs TO
provide for a system Of metropolitan police
IL all other large cities Of that state. There
is only one great city in this country that
is not under the control Of a metropolitan
police system, and that is the city Of
Chicago.
# this is true, then, the metropolitan
police system is not un-AmerIcan. unjust
or undemocratic. except to the Democrats
of Sedgwick county" Applause.
There is not IN Instance where any city
is endeayorirg to escape from this system.
and all seem to be well salts
fled. In all cases the commits
sioncrs have been appointed by the
governor with the exception of the state of
KANSAS the commissions are appointed
by an executive council.
in New York the object for adopting
this system was TO take II from the con
troll Of local politics
The right of the state to conduct its
police affairs is everywhere recognized as
right Why should should Wichita kick
Are'we NOT metropolitan? Let US take all
the airs Of Il metropolitan city.
The men who penned the Democratic
resolutions have been manipulating the
Alters Of this city for long time ana it Is
hard to let 80. In one year | predict
that more VIII desire TO return
to the old order of things but viii be en-
t.rcly satisfied with our present system Of
police regulation.
Those Democratic resolutions are resO-
!utiOns Of defiance. notification and dam
nation. lApp!ause) The Democrats have
placed al he heed OF their ticket a man
who has declared against those laws since
he suhscriboS 70 their platform. II has
been reported. though | don't believe il.
I hat he las already promised 10 declare he
Murray law yre institutional. Should he
BE- elected and holding as the law requires
the balances Of justice evenly, and should
a man he brought before him charged
wish The burning OF the stock
Yards. he might with reason say that
him mad and he therefore destroyed their
property. The prisoners should be dis
charged. for yOu can q easily nulllty one
law a. another. We require no such sep
Sc want man unpledged and unfettered
By tug tcnctN Of any party.
have been Informed that certain people
are making war on Bob Dcam because be
was not soldier. As soldier
my record 8 IS good a. any
mans. having secve6 four years and nine
months and sixteen days ii the defense Of
my country. some people seem u think
thar none but soldiers should hold office
So lar as ! an concerned, all things being
raual. I prefer them Bur if Young men
can't he eac0ura &cd. the result viii be Ina,
when wc drop out thc party viii 20 to
pieces We should share Iththc Young
men, and divide the nonors III politics Tor
the principals o. the party. for the burdens
hey bear and the work they do
There Is nothing against Bob DEAN but
.na- he was not "a soldier.
Brown lost his arm 10y Democratic shots
HOW ean he train with the Democratic
party,
III. Hallowell, after an eloquent appeal
10 the old soldiers to stand by the ticket.
said that sa would rather hi. right arm
rl;,ld palsy and his tongue cleyc to the
rooi 81 MS mouth than 10 vote a Demo
cratic ticket ,biS TALL.
PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED
Last evening at their pleasant home on
}itliuG avenue, Nh and Mrs George Burg